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Domine exaudi a 12
Staff Notation • Sacred, Motets
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Domine exaudi a 12 by Melchior Franck — Lyrics
Psalmus David, quando persequebatur eum Absalom filius ejus.
Domine, exaudi orationem meam; auribus percipe obsecrationem meam in veritate tua; exaudi me in tua justitia.
Et non intres in judicium cum servo tuo, quia non justificabitur in conspectu tuo omnis vivens.
Quia persecutus est inimicus animam meam; humiliavit in terra vitam meam; collocavit me in obscures, sicut mortuos saeculi.
Et anxiatus est super me spiritus meus; in me turbatum est cor meum.
Memor fui dierum antiquorum; meditatus sum in omnibus operibus tuis:
in factis manuum tuarum meditabar.
Expandi manus meas ad te; anima mea sicut terra sine aqua tibi. [diapsalma]
Velociter exaudi me, Domine; defecit spiritus meus. Non avertas faciem tuam a me, et similis ero descendentibus in lacum.
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About Domine exaudi a 12
Melchior Franck's Domine exaudi a 12 is a substantial motet for double choir, setting a plaintive text from the Psalms. The composer vividly portrays the distress of David in flight from his son Absalom, as the Latin lyrics plead for God's mercy in the face of overwhelming persecution and despair. The music reflects the text's anguish, with soaring lines and dramatic contrasts that would resonate powerfully in a liturgical setting, perhaps during Lent or a period of communal reflection. This setting, divided into SSST and SATB/AATB choirs, offers a rich, polyphonic texture, creating a vast sonic space for the spiritual cry for divine intervention.
